wat phu world heritage site hindu temple one the oldest historic sites laos |
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| navigate by keyword : 11th 13th 5th base bathed became buddhist centre centuries century champasak complex date dedicated early elements has heritage hindu historic khao khmer kilometres laos later lead lingam lord mekong mount mountain oldest one phou phu province remains ruined shiva shrine site sites some southern spring structure structures surviving temple theravada there today unique was wat water where which world worship |
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| Wat Phu is a ruined Khmer Hindu temple complex in southern Laos. It is at the base of mount Phou Khao, some 6 kilometres 3.7 mi from the Mekong in Champasak Province. There was a temple on the site as early as the 5th century, but the surviving structures date from the 11th to 13th centuries. It has a unique structure: The elements lead to a shrine where a lingam dedicated to Lord Shiva was bathed in water from a mountain spring. The site later became a centre of Theravada Buddhist worship, which it remains today. |
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